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Diamondbacks ARI

200790–72 (0.556)Made Playoffs
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GM: Josh Byrnes

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2007, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$55M
Surplus $M
-6
Win %
0.556
TAB
-3.3
WAB
+13.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
26.0
Dead money %
32%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-4.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2007 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RChris Snyder106
LMiguel Montero73
RRobby Hammock12

1B

RConor Jackson108
BTony Clark83
LChad Tracy18
RJeff Cirillo⇄7
RChris Snyder2
RRobby Hammock1

2B

BOrlando Hudson137
BAugie Ojeda26
BAlberto Callaspo10
BEmilio Bonifácio6
LJason Smith⇄2
RMark Reynolds2
RDonnie Sadler1
RJeff Cirillo⇄1

3B

RMark Reynolds104
LChad Tracy48
RJeff Cirillo⇄19
BAlberto Callaspo18
RBrian Barden⇄8
BAugie Ojeda7
RRobby Hammock4
RConor Jackson2

SS

LStephen Drew147
BAugie Ojeda12
BAlberto Callaspo9

LF

REric Byrnes123
LJeff Salazar6
RRobby Hammock5
BAlberto Callaspo3
RCarlos Quentin3
RConor Jackson2
RChris Snyder1

CF

RChris Young146
REric Byrnes23
LJeff Salazar1

RF

RCarlos Quentin75
RJustin Upton42
REric Byrnes35
LJeff Salazar27
BAlberto Callaspo7
RMark Reynolds2
RRobby Hammock2

DH

RConor Jackson3
LChad Tracy2
BOrlando Hudson1
RScott Hairston⇄1

Starters

RBrandon Webb5.6 WAR
RMicah Owings3.0 WAR
LDoug Davis1.7 WAR
LRandy Johnson1.5 WAR
RLivan Hernandez0.3 WAR
REdgar Gonzalez0.2 WAR
RYusmeiro Petit-0.0 WAR
LDana Eveland0.0 WAR
RByung-Hyun Kim⇄-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJose Valverde47 sv
RBrandon Lyon35 h
RTony Pena30 h
LDoug Slaten7 h
RJuan Cruz4 h
RJailen Peguero3 h
RDustin Nippert2 h
RBrandon Medders2 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 2006)

PlayerfWAR
Micah Owings3.0
Mark Reynolds1.8
Doug Davis1.7
Randy Johnson1.5
Jeff Salazar0.5
Augie Ojeda0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2006)

Player2006 fWAR
Miguel Batista2.6
Claudio Vargas1.6
Orlando Hernandez0.9
Luis Gonzalez0.9
Craig Counsell0.9
Johnny Estrada0.7

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Diamondbacks. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2007; everyone else is shown as a 2007 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Brandon Webb 2007 +5.6 +112.7 4.5 +108.2 $0.8M 2.50× –
Eric Byrnes 2007 +3.6 +51.6 4.6 +47.0 $1.3M 1.79× –
Orlando Hudson 2007 +2.6 +22.0 3.9 +18.1 $1.5M 1.07× –
Brandon Lyon 2007 +1.5 +15.9 1.5 +14.4 $1.0M 1.34× –
Doug Davis 2007 +1.7 +19.7 5.5 +14.2 $3.3M 1.49× –
Jose Valverde 2007 +1.4 +15.4 2.0 +13.4 $1.4M 1.34× –
Mark Reynolds 2007 +1.8 +12.2 0.4 +11.8 $0.2M 0.85× –
Chris Snyder 2007 +1.6 +9.8 0.4 +9.4 $0.2M 0.76× –
Randy Johnson 2007 +1.5 +18.0 9.1 +8.9 $6.0M 1.49× –
Ramon Pena 2007 +0.7 +7.3 0.4 +6.9 $0.6M 1.34× –
Chris Young 2007 +0.8 +5.4 0.4 +5.0 $0.5M 0.83× –
Conor Jackson 2007 +1.1 +4.7 0.4 +4.3 $0.4M 0.56× –
Scott Hairston↔ 2007 +0.5 +2.5 0.3 +2.2 $0.6M 0.69× –
Juan Cruz 2007 +0.6 +3.1 1.4 +1.7 $2.4M 0.67× –
Edgar Gonzalez 2007 +0.2 +1.3 0.4 +0.9 $1.6M 0.67× –
Dustin Nippert 2007 +0.2 +1.1 0.4 +0.7 $1.8M 0.67× –
Doug Slaten 2007 +0.2 +1.0 0.4 +0.6 $2.1M 0.67× –
Chad Tracy 2007 +0.7 +3.1 3.0 +0.1 $4.5M 0.58× –
Bob Wickman↔ 2007 +0.1 +0.7 0.9 -0.2 $14.3M 1.34× –
Dana Eveland 2007 +0.0 +0.0 0.4 -0.4 $11545.2M 0.67× –
Emilio Bonifácio 2007 -0.0 -0.0 0.4 -0.4 – 0.56× –
Enrique Gonzalez 2007 -0.0 -0.0 0.4 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Yusmeiro Petit 2007 -0.0 -0.0 0.4 -0.4 – 1.02× –
Jeff Cirillo↔ 2007 -0.0 -0.2 0.5 -0.8 – 0.58× –
Byung-Hyun Kim↔ 2007 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 1.02× –
Joe Kennedy↔ 2007 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Robby Hammock 2007 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 -0.9 – 0.52× –
Tony Clark 2007 +0.0 +0.1 1.0 -1.0 $86.4M 0.56× –
Carlos Quentin 2007 -0.1 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 – 0.83× –
Jeff DaVanon↔ 2007 -0.1 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 – 0.83× –
Brian Barden↔ 2007 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.3 – 0.58× –
Miguel Montero 2007 -0.3 -1.3 0.4 -1.7 – 0.52× –
Brandon Medders 2007 -0.7 -3.5 0.4 -3.9 – 0.67× –
Justin Upton 2007 -0.6 -3.7 0.4 -4.1 – 0.83× –
Stephen Drew 2007 -0.6 -2.7 1.5 -4.2 – 0.61× –
Livan Hernandez 2007 +0.3 +2.7 7.0 -4.3 $20.8M 1.02× –
Alberto Callaspo 2007 -1.1 -5.0 0.4 -5.3 – 0.58× –
J.D. Durbin↔ 2007 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 – 0.67× –
Jason Smith↔ 2007 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 – 0.56× –
Augie Ojeda 2007 +0.3 +1.2 – – – 0.56× –
Bill Murphy 2007 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Donnie Sadler 2007 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Jailen Peguero 2007 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff Salazar 2007 +0.5 +3.1 – – – 0.83× –
Micah Owings 2007 +3.0 +47.2 – – – 1.96× –
Mike Schultz 2007 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Randy Choate 2007 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+26.2+339.354.8+234.4—

Trades

Every graded 2007 deal involving the Diamondbacks — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

2007 · HOU / ARI
HOU · Tal Smith +$0.8M
José Valverde
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$0.8M
Chris Burke, J. C. Gutiérrez, Chad Qualls
HOU came out ahead by $0.8M
2007 · ARI / MIA
ARI · Josh Byrnes +$5.6M
Yusmeiro Petit
MIA · Larry Beinfest −$5.6M
Jorge Julio
ARI came out ahead by $5.6M
2007 · KCR / ARI
KCR · Dayton Moore +$15.2M
Alberto Callaspo
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$15.2M
Billy Buckner
KCR came out ahead by $15.2M
2007 · SDP / ARI
SDP · Kevin Towers +$48.0M
Scott Hairston
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$48.0M
Leo Rosales
SDP came out ahead by $48.0M
2007 · ARI / CHW
ARI · Josh Byrnes +$1.6M
Aaron Cunningham
CHW · Kenny Williams −$1.6M
Danny Richar
ARI came out ahead by $1.6M
2007 · ARI / WSN
ARI · Josh Byrnes +$0.0M
Emiliano Fruto
WSN · Jim Bowden +$0.0M
Chris Carter
Even trade
2007 · CHW / ARI
CHW · Kenny Williams +$45.6M
Carlos Quentin
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$45.6M
Chris Carter
CHW came out ahead by $45.6M
2007 · ARI / OAK
ARI · Josh Byrnes +$126.4M
Dan Haren, Connor Robertson
OAK · Billy Beane −$126.4M
Dana Eveland, Carlos González, Aaron Cunningham, Chris Carter, Brett Anderson, Greg Smith
ARI came out ahead by $126.4M
2007 · ARI / NYY
ARI · Josh Byrnes +$45.6M
Randy Johnson
NYY · Brian Cashman −$45.6M
Luis Vizcaíno, Ross Ohlendorf, Alberto González, Steven Jackson
ARI came out ahead by $45.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2007 payroll
$54.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 2007, 2007–2013. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Randy Johnson4319.000$9.1M$15.1MFREE AGENT
Livan Hernandez3211.000$7.0MFREE AGENT
Doug Davis318.000$5.5M$7.8M$8.8MFREE AGENT
Eric Byrnes317.000$4.6M$6.7M$11.7MFREE AGENT
Brandon Lyon276.000$1.5M$3.1MFREE AGENT
Juan Cruz286.000$1.4M$1.9MFREE AGENT
Tony Clark3512.000$1.0M$583k$800kFREE AGENT
Bob Wickman3815.000$912kFREE AGENT
Jeff Cirillo3713.000$538kFREE AGENT
Jeff DaVanon338.000$417kFREE AGENT
Joe Kennedy286.000$215kFREE AGENT
Byung-Hyun Kim288.000$179kFREE AGENT
Jason Smith296.000$14kFREE AGENT
Donnie Sadler329.000—FREE AGENT
Augie Ojeda327.000—$550k$712k$825kFREE AGENT
Randy Choate317.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Brandon Webb284.000$4.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Orlando Hudson295.000$3.9MFREE AGENT
Chad Tracy273.000$3.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Valverde294.000$2.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Snyder263.000$400kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robby Hammock304.000$390kARB 3FREE AGENT
Edgar Gonzalez244.000$388kARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Hairston273.000$276kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.D. Durbin253.000$20kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Stephen Drew241.000$1.5MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Conor Jackson252.000$392kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Medders272.000$390kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dana Eveland232.000$382kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Pena251.000$381kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Quentin241.000$381kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Emilio Bonifácio220.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yusmeiro Petit221.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Young231.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Upton190.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alberto Callaspo241.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Reynolds230.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Enrique Gonzalez241.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin Nippert262.000$380kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Montero231.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Slaten271.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Barden260.000$132kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Murphy26–—
Jeff Salazar261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Schultz27–—
Micah Owings240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jailen Peguero26–—

Graphs

How each 2007 acquisition stacked onto Diamondbacks's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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